On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:57:27 -0500, Malcolm wrote (in article <2008072622572716807-malcolm@invalid>):
[commenting on Time Machine performance in regards to the speed of the backup disk]
> After the initial backup, which copies everything, a slow interface would > be an advantage, It would limit the data rate from the main drive, thus > causing less interference with normal use. As long as it can copy > everything that changed in the previous hour before the next backup is > due, a slow interface should be OK.
I've often wondered how Time Machine deals with changes in files being made while a backup is in progress. That is, is the backup "static" in that everything on the backup is as it was at a single given moment, or is each file backed up as it was at the moment that file itself was backed up?
-- James Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas ..... taliesinsoft@mac.com